Sustainable development of chitosan-gelatin composite films for food packaging using crude chitosan extracted from American lobster (Homarus americanus) shell waste by Abhinav Jain, Beth Mason, Marianne Su-Ling Brooks

“…In particular, the applicability of crude chitosan extracted from waste lobster shells (without additional purification steps) as a cost-effective and sustainable feedstock is highlighted, offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional plastic food packaging.…”
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Exploring Shrimp-Derived Chitin Nanofiber as a Sustainable Alternative to Urea for Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> cv. BRRI dhan67) Cultivation by Md. Iftekhar Shams, Md. Yamin Kabir, Md. Yasin Ali, Masum Billah, Most. Jakiya Sultana Bristi, Hironori Kaminaka, Dagmawi Abebe Zewude, Shinsuke Ifuku

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Electrochemically Engineered Mesoporous Sn-Oxide Rods for Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries by Woo-Jin Lee, Yu-Jeong Min, Heon-Cheol Shin

“…Electrochemical characterization revealed that the core-shell anode performance for LIBs varied with the Sn-oxide shell’s microstructure. …”
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Construction of CuCo₂O₄@NiFe-LDH Core–Shell Heterostructure for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors by Yang Chen, Man Li, Chengyu Xue, Fuxiang Wei

“…Transition metal oxides (TMOs) are considered to be highly promising materials for supercapacitor electrodes due to their low cost, multiple convertible valence states, and excellent electrochemical properties. …”
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Bio-sorption for tannery effluent treatment using eggshell wastes; kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic study by El-Sayed R.E. Hassan, Merit Rostom, Fatma E. Farghaly, M.A. Abdel Khalek

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A Comprehensive Numerical and Experimental Study on Improving the Thermal Performance of a Shell and Helically Coiled Heat Exchanger Utilizing Hybrid Magnetic Nanofluids and Porous... by Ahmet Yağız Bacak, Ataollah Khanlari, Azim Doğuş Tuncer, Adnan Sözen, Halil İbrahim Variyenli, Kambiz Vafai

“…A low-cost and easily applicable design for enhancing the heat exchange rate in a shell and helically coiled heat exchanger has been developed within the scope of this study. …”
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Anticancer and antibacterial activity of the cellulose nanocrystals modified by cyclodextrin and loaded by propolis by Maryam Akhondi, Zahra Sotoudehnia Korrani, Maryam Mohammad-Sadeghipour, Reza Bahramabadi, Maryam Mohamadi

“…Abstract Nanocrystals have great potential as improved drug carriers due to their low cost, high biodegradability, and biocompatibility. …”
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Research on determining the correlation between the strength of the concrete core and the concrete used as tubular formwork in compressed structural elements by Dac-Duc Nguyen, Ba-Thanh Vu, Nhat-Minh Hoang

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Sustainable hybrid nanocomposites from agro-waste: Mechanical and thermal performance of WASP–BF–PALF blends by Sathish Thanikodi, R. Saravanan

“…To address the limitations of single-fiber composites and promote sustainable material development, this study introduces a novel hybrid nanocomposite combining agro-waste Wood Apple Shell Powder (WASP) with synergistic blends of Pineapple Leaf Fiber (PALF) and Bamboo Fiber (BF). …”
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Enhancing slow sand filtration with 3D-printed eco-friendly bricks by Wathsala Benthota Pathiranage, Chloe Sharp, Yinshan Hong, Cecylia Williams, Omar Algharibeh, Anna McKnight, Clinton Williams, Hunain Alkhateb, Matteo D’Alessio

“…This study evaluated the ability of two low-cost and sustainable materials, clay and crawfish shell waste to produce 3D-printed bricks to remove turbidity, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), total coliforms and E. coli. …”
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Environmentally Friendly Composites from Agricultural Residue Biomass for Lightweight Applications in New Generation Structures: A Review by Murugesan Palaniappan, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Borhen Louhichi, Nadir Ayrilmis, Thulasi mani Murugesan

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Behavioral Characteristics of Limnoperna fortunei under Different Light Conditions by MA Jun, TAO Ze-yi, WANG Ying-cai, WANG Zhang-peng, LI Tian-cui

“…[Results] The results of shell opening and adhesion behaviors of Limnoperna fortunei under different light intensities showed that with increasing light intensity, shell opening frequency and material exchange decreased. …”
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Influencing Factors on Oyster Recruitment and Performance Evaluation for Oyster Reef Restoration in Tianjin Coastal Zones by Yuxuan Zhao, Chen Yang, Bo Zhang, Yanping Li, Jianbo Tu, Fuxin Niu, Wenliang Kong, Zhiyun Wang, Xianhua Liu

“…Our results demonstrated that the shell string method was the most effective in the Dashentang subtidal zone, while the mesh bag method with oyster seeding was optimal in the Bagua Shoal intertidal zone. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Flow-Induced Vibration of Heat Exchanger Tube Bundles Based on Fluid-Structure Coupling Dynamics by Lei Chen, Hongxin Zhang, Song Huang, Bo Wang, Chuanliang Zhang

“…Monitoring point A is the most deformed by the impact of fluid in the shell and tube domain. …”
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Comparison of Model Systems (M+)n·[CrX63−] and M3CrX6 + 18MX Based on Quantum-Chemical Calculations (X: F, Cl) by Vyacheslav Kremenetsky, Sergey Kuznetsov

“…On the basis of quantum-chemical calculations the most stable particle compositions are estimated in such model systems as (M+)n·[CrCl6] and M3CrCl6 + 18MCl (M = Na, K, and Cs). …”
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O Metodach i Wynikach Obliczeń Hiperboloidalnej Powłoki Obciążonej Parciem Wiatru by Z. Baczyński

“…Then, the differences between the values of the corresponding forces are analysed for the same shell model. It is concluded that for practical computations the methods are of the same order of accuracy and that for design purposes the method of substitute lattices is the most convenient. …”
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ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND ELASTIC MODULUS IN TRUSS STRUCTURES DESIGNED USING PYTHON-BASED SCRIPT by Eko Pujiyulianto, Muhamad Fatikul Arif, Abdul Muhyi, Fajar Paundra, Ariq Athallah, Daniel Christover Munte

“…This study aims to evaluate TPMS lattice structure designs using Python scripts, which will later be used for lattice shell helmet designs. The structural design evaluation will be performed using numerical methods by varying the volume fraction. …”
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Applesnails of Florida Pomacea spp. (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) by Thomas R. Fasulo

“… Applesnails are larger than most freshwater snails and can be separated from other freshwater species by their oval shell that has the umbilicus of the shell perforated or broadly open. …”
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Second harmonic generation in a plexcitonic system comprising a quantum dot coupled to a reduced-symmetry plasmonic nanoparticle by Mina Rashidi, Nader Daneshfar

“…We study the SHG as the most common nonlinear optical process in a hybrid QD-NE system within the framework of the density matrix approach. …”
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Applesnails of Florida Pomacea spp. (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) by Thomas R. Fasulo

“… Applesnails are larger than most freshwater snails and can be separated from other freshwater species by their oval shell that has the umbilicus of the shell perforated or broadly open. …”
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